On Jun 10, 10:10 pm, A <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a practical question.
>
> I might be interested in coding for Android. I have some J2ME programs
> that I could port that are very useful.
>
> But I am wondering, why bother? Consider:
>
> 1.
> Looking at the documentation for Android it seems to me that the
> learning curve for working with Android is large.
If you've been doing J2ME it shouldn't be THAT hard. I learned the
whole platform and had my first app online in about a week.
>
> 2.
> Looking at the available phones they are all about $500 without a
> contract. We're in a Recession and $500 is a lot of money. Compare
> that to my 3-inch touch screen Sciphone i68 which was $100 and has
> MIDP support.
>
You have to spend at least a little money to make money. TANSTAAFL.
> 3.
> I don't do contracts. I have heard that Android phones are hobbled by
> the requirement that I'd have to have a contract. I use prepaid
> exclusively to keep my phone bills down.
Seems to me that one or the other of these pretty much cuts you out of
the smartphone market entirely, not just Android.
>
> 4.
> No contract means no data plan.
>
By all means, tell us about the data plan included with your prepaid
phone. Sounds interesting.
> 5.
> I can get a Windows Mobile phone for $260, called the CECT M88+. It
> will run native apps and J2ME. That's half the cost of an Android
> phone.
>
Go for it, I say.
> 6.
> Regular consumers know we're in a recession. They are going to avoid
> expensive phones and long contracts more now than ever. Will $500
> luxury Android phones take hold? I'm skeptical.
>
Please don't take this the wrong way, but you don't sound very
knowledgable about the state of the cell phone market, or its pricing
structure. What fool paid $500 for an Android phone (except the dev
phone)?
> 7.
> I am not someone who is easily impressed by Google. There is no "wow"
> factor for me in using Android.
Non-sequitur. Any "wow" factor impressing anyone is because of Android
itself, not Google.
Summing up, I'd say you've answered your own questions. Android is not
for you.
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